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Carl Spencer
Victorian Age
A Word from Carl SpencerCarl Spencer, in his protest against stigmatizing a law against the wearing of bird plumage as "sumptuary," elaborates— It is not a question of mere things, like ribbons and other legitimate trimmings. Life is bound up with every bunch of feathers—beautiful, joyful, musical, and incomparably useful life. The ruthless self-conceit of mankind, which shrinks from no amount of slaughter, has no respect for non–human life, however amiable and wonderful. Is not cruelty a soul-destroying thing, the very root and ground of moral evil? Is not this business demoralizing to all who act or acquiesce in it? Is it nothing that the brightest of earth's creatures, the sweetest of her singers, the delight of all poets and lovers of Nature, should be in actual danger of extinction through gentle woman's barbarit? Heaven should abandon our ungrateful race, and give us over, as it seems about to do, to be devoured by myriads of crawling things, since these have been preferred to the winged, singing creatures. | ||||||||
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Animal Welfare-Animal Rights Activists-Advocates-Authors Legislators and Educators continuing struggle for Animal Rights, Animal Welfare and Humane Education Against Cruelty to Animals can be seen throughout history in the words and actions of so many individuals. As Primary Source Historical Literature on Animal Rights, Animal Welfare & Humanity Against Cruelty to Animals is made available online, our Animal Rights Timeline, Humane Education Resource, Library-Archive of Primary Source Historical Literature will include not only the more noted events and authors of Animal Rights and the Humane Movement Against Cruelty to Animals, but lesser known advocates as well. |
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